Process for recovering iodine from oil well brine





1. A PROCESS FOR RECOVERING IODINE FROM IODINECONTAINING OIL WELL BRINES WHICH COMPRISES BLOWING SAID BRINE IN A CONTACT ZONE WITH NATURAL GAS AT A PRESSURE BETWEEN 3,000 AND 4,500 P. S. I. G., REMOVING FROM SAID CONTACT ZONE AN IODINE-CONTAINING GAS STREAM AND EXPANDING SAID GAS STREAM TO A PRESSURE BETWEEN 500 AND 1,200 P.S.I.G. WHEREBY IODINE SEPARATES AS A CRYSTALLINE SOLID FROM SAID EFFLUENT GAS. 